Daily Republican., 1887-07-18
THE HOT WAVE.
Yesterday and Saturdays Record-sev.
era, Prostrations froiu tho kxtr Q
Heat-Fifteen Deaths In Phil adelph,a

Yesterday ana Saturdays Record-sev
I era, Prostrations froIu tho kxtr em
4 Heat-Ftfteen Deaths IN Phil adelph,a
I Yesterday and Saturday were by fa
the hottest days of the yenr, ard, witt
two exceptions, Saturday was the hot
test DAY for many years. On July 9Th
1876 the records Of the Signal Office II
Philadelphia show maximum thar
mometer OF 100 degrees, and on Septen
ber 7th, 1881, maximum thsrmomete
OF 1Ol % degrees 10 registered. On Sat
urday last the thermometer In the Sig
nal Office at $50 O'Clock registered l0
degrees, the maximum of the day. o,
Sunday at 230 O'Clock the same ther
mometer stood at 96 degrees, the maxi
mum for that day.
From "a general abstract Of ueteoro
logical observations made at Phiiadsl
phia, Pa for S0H years. from july /
1851, to December 81, 1881, by Jane,
A. Kirkpatrick, A. NJ. )" It appear
that July 3. 1876, ana september Y
1881, were the hottest days during thai
period. Between December 81, 1881. and
yesterday the records of the Sianal OF
fce show the hottest day To have been
last Saturday. For about 80 years
therefore, there bas been but one day
hotter, according to these records. thar
Saturday, viz September Z. 1881, and
but one day, viz, July Q, 1875, when
the thermometer went as high.
During the past two weeks the ther
mometer has every day risen to SO de-
erees or above, with the exception O,
Tuesday, July 9th, when the maximum
was rs degrees.
The car horses suffered greatly, and
many, IL Ia stated, were overcome by
the heat Yesterday many Of the street
car lines allowed extra time for the
trips of the cars, and In some cases the
drivers were Instructed to keep as near
ly to schedule time as the conditi O,
the horses would permit
Twenty. four cases of prostratlon have
thus far been reported, Zine Of which
proved fatal.
THE HEAT IN OTHER PLACES,
PITTsBURG, July 17.-This was the
hottest and at the same time driest Sun
day ever known here. Through the
efforts Of the Law and Order Society,
every saloon in the city WAS closed
tight. Tho cigar stores, confectionery
Ice cream saloons ard coda water
fountains were also closed, and as a
result, the intense heat created more
taan the usual amount of suffering.
For several hours to day the therm ONE.
ter registered 101 degrees in the shade
the highest point reached for years.
WASHINGTON, .. O July 1.-Two
fatal cases Of sunstroke occurred here
to-day from the intense heat. The
maximum temperature was 50 degrees.
An electrical storm about o O'Clock in
the evening reduced the heat considers.
b y and did some damage, domolishipp
barn across the Eastern Branch, un.
roofing the poorhouse, uprooting large
number OF trees and causing other loss,
BALTIMORE. July II The intense
warm weather continued to-day, the
thermometer at y. m. registe ring 90
degrees. A rain-storm OF short duration
passed over the city about 4 O'Clock.
after which q pleasant breeze from The
northwest Afforded q grateful relief TO
perepirin2 humanity.
AUGUSTA, Ga, July 17.-This has
been the hottest day in years, the th :r.
mometer indicating q maximum ten
perature OF 100.
CHICAGO, July ia special TO the
Ne 1s from Pekip, Illinois, says: To. .day
the thermometer indicated 1OS above
zero Gil day. Fourteen oonvicts at the
prison we're overcome by the heat this
morning, and had to be taken from the
galleries to the Idle House, where It
was cooler Six went to the hospital
and two died. The thermometer regis.
tered 100 at day break this morning and
ll3 In the middle OF the day.
CHICAGO. July 1.-THE hot weather
or Saturday was intensified TO day, At
O'Clock ;his morning the mercury had
reached 80 degrees, and by II 1t was at
100. The maximum, 102.
The number of prostrations from the
neat up to 10 tonight numbered 45 per.
sons. Ofthis number 18 have died.
INDIANAPOLIS. July 1.-THE heat
hers was intense to day, the maximum
by the Signal Service thermometer be.
irg l0O.4 4, record which has not been
since July. 1881.
LOUISVILLE. July Ito day was
the warmest OF the year, the Signal
service thermometer registering 80 Ia
degrees at 2 80 p. m. Fourteen cases of
'unstroke are reported, eight Of which
we're fatal.
CHICAGO, July 17.-At IL O'Clock To-
night the latest returns show that sixty
'wo persons have died either In or on
ne way to the various hospitals in the
,ity since Saturday morning. These
ieaths were all the direct result Of sun.
stroke or heat prostration.
ST. LOUIS, July 17.-Tbe thermome-
er, street record, registered 104 in the
made, and IL fatal cases Of sunstroke
ND 10 prostrations were reported. OF
q ese tbs majority were the result of
\ 'lcoholism.